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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Yasuo Miyajima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hironobu Hongou, Otawara, JP;
Isao Uchiumi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Nobuyuki Iwama, Nasushiobara, JP;
Koichi Morikawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Takatoshi Okumura, Yaita, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, an image generation unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The image generation unit generates image data from a reflected wave received from the ultrasonic probe. The display unit displays the image data. The ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of temperature sensors that measure the temperature of the ultrasonic probe and a switching circuit that is connected to the respective temperature sensors and switches connection to any one of the temperature sensors to a valid state to output data from the temperature sensors to a temperature detector. The control unit includes an instruction unit that instructs the switching circuit to switch connection to any one of the temperature sensors to a valid state at a predetermined time interval and a determination unit that determines whether a temperature measured by the temperature detector is within a set temperature range.